"God's blind eye" and "You became a slave". Both Danish books about the life of a young orphan. Starting out by telling the story of her birth, her ha"God's blind eye" and "You became a slave". Both Danish books about the life of a young orphan. Starting out by telling the story of her birth, her hard life at an orphanage governed by a sadistic woman, her few good years as the servant of a kind couple, and her hard life when she gets pregnant by an arrogant and lazy man who feels it his duty to marry her. I'm at a loss to say what I think of it... It was better than I had expected, but still one of those books - like "Girl With A Pearl Earring" - where you know that the main character will never be completely happy... It was very well written though, so I guess I'm glad to have read it....more

My dad recommended this to me. A child is found whose prayers are ALWAYS answered with a 'yes'. This is a blessing to be sure, but can also be abusedMy dad recommended this to me. A child is found whose prayers are ALWAYS answered with a 'yes'. This is a blessing to be sure, but can also be abused terribly. I found the book fascinating, but a bit too action-minded at times. But just imagine always having your prayers answered like that.......more

Norwegian book. From reading the back I expected something similar to "The Da Vinci Code". That could not have been further from the truth. An incrediNorwegian book. From reading the back I expected something similar to "The Da Vinci Code". That could not have been further from the truth. An incredibly boring and ill-written book about a minister who tries to research a miracle that's happened in Spain, and on the way finds a lot of 'scientific evidence' that his faith is empty. As a Christian (who wasn't offended by DVC), I found it extremely condesending and based on loose speculations rather than facts. I would definitely not have finished the book, if it wasn't for the fact that I read it for a book club. It did give us a lot to talk about though, so I guess it served its purpose there ;) It was 500 pages, which was about 300 too many....more

A book about Queen Margarethe 2nd of Denmark, based on several long interviews with her. I found it extremely interesting, and was confirmed in my susA book about Queen Margarethe 2nd of Denmark, based on several long interviews with her. I found it extremely interesting, and was confirmed in my suspicion that I would really enjoy having a conversation with her - even if she wasn't the queen. She seems very intelligent....more

I don't know whether to give this one a 1 or a 2, because I was really disappointed by it, but I can see why some people might like it. The writing stI don't know whether to give this one a 1 or a 2, because I was really disappointed by it, but I can see why some people might like it. The writing style wasn't really my cup of tea though.

A funny aside - 451F is supposed to be the temperature at which paper self-ignites. Unfortunately Ray Bradbury didn't do his research properly - paper self-ignites at 451C - 842F....more

Danish book - directly translated it means "God, why are you asleep?" A non-fiction book about how we can see God's love even in the adversities of liDanish book - directly translated it means "God, why are you asleep?" A non-fiction book about how we can see God's love even in the adversities of life. Leif Andersen brings up some very interesting points....more

Hell - and a loving GodSummary: Is it possible to see damnation and Hell as a side of God's love for us?

If we trust in Jesus' words there's no escapinHell - and a loving GodSummary: Is it possible to see damnation and Hell as a side of God's love for us?

If we trust in Jesus' words there's no escaping the fact that Hell is real. But most of us hide this thought far away in a small corner of our conscience and are very reluctant to bring it forward. Many of us find it difficult to match our belief in God's love with the undeniable words of Hell found in the Bible. How do we unite the belief of God's unlimited love with the fact that Jesus often talks of damnation and Hell as a reality?

This book is an attempt to address this problem. The author manages to do this without coming with easily bought explanations and with the goal to help us to retain our belief in God's love - also when confronted with the reality of Hell.

Review: I have reread this book several times since I first got my hands on it, because it offers a good take on an interesting subject. The problem of how to understand hell is one that most Christians face sooner or later, and it's important to realize that God doesn't send some people to hell because He doesn't love them, but rather because He loves them too much not to let them make their own decisions.

I won't claim to understand everything about hell - far from it - and there are still things that make no sense at all to me, but this book has given me a greater understanding for how the idea of a loving God can be combined with the horrors of Hell.

A children's book, and not even a classic. Yet, I still contemplated whether to give it a 3 or a 4 because I'm quite fond of this series. UnfortunatelA children's book, and not even a classic. Yet, I still contemplated whether to give it a 3 or a 4 because I'm quite fond of this series. Unfortunately, this one is the only one I own, but my host brother used to have all of them, and I liked reading them while staying with them. Partly because I enjoyed the books (4 kids learn how to morph into other animals in order to save the world from the alien Yeeks), but mostly because of the bond it put between us :)...more

I first read this 7 years ago, and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it is not one of those books that gets better with time. A lot of things in it anI first read this 7 years ago, and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it is not one of those books that gets better with time. A lot of things in it annoys me. It starts out fascinating by describing a girl who has no sense of time and whose family is full of secrets, but then unfortunately falls flat. I dislike books where the main characters just aren't allowed to be happy for longer periods of time. It seems pointless to me. I'm not sure that five lines of "happily ever after" are worth the proceeding 2-300 pages where everyting that can go wrong does go wrong....more

A children's book about a small boy who's kidnapped by Indians (of the Native American kind), and how he learns to live like one of them. I loved it aA children's book about a small boy who's kidnapped by Indians (of the Native American kind), and how he learns to live like one of them. I loved it as a child, but now... it's ok, but not much more....more